In response to a question concerning the likelihood of our oceans becoming acidic from global warming Ian Plimer, University of Adelaide, has replied: THE oceans have remained alkaline during the Phanerozoic (last 540 million years) except for a … [Read more...] about Not Enough CO2 in Fossil Fuels to Make Oceans Acidic: A Note from Professor Plimer
Climate & Climate Change
Obsessed with Saving the Environment?
Are you consumed with rage when someone has left an empty room and not switched off the light? Perhaps you suffer from carborexia: read more here. … [Read more...] about Obsessed with Saving the Environment?
Skeptics to Gather in New York Again
A highlight of my year so far is the climate change conference in New York in March. It was a gathering of more than 500 skeptics, including many scientists, to discuss global warming. I was enthralled by a presentation from Stan Goldenberg … [Read more...] about Skeptics to Gather in New York Again
Campaigning for National Parks is Against Australian’s Bush Ethos: Part 1, Buying Back Tooralee
THERE has been much written about Australia’s national character emerging from a bush ethos: the idea that a specifically Australian outlook emerged first amongst workers in the Australian outback. Banjo Paterson, perhaps more than any other writer, … [Read more...] about Campaigning for National Parks is Against Australian’s Bush Ethos: Part 1, Buying Back Tooralee
Thirty Years of Warmer Temperatures Go Poof: Lorne Gunter
It may be that more global warming doubters are surfacing because there just isn't any global warming? Read more here. … [Read more...] about Thirty Years of Warmer Temperatures Go Poof: Lorne Gunter
How Melbourne’s Climate Has Changed: A reply to Dr David Jones (Part 2)
IT is generally believed that there has been a decline in rainfall across Australia and that as a consequence cities like Melbourne must suffer severe water restrictions. Indeed if you live in Melbourne you must get prior written approval to fill a … [Read more...] about How Melbourne’s Climate Has Changed: A reply to Dr David Jones (Part 2)
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
